OPEN ACADEMY at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Spring Term 2023 Short Courses to Expand Your Horizons and Open you up Creatively Tinkle the ivories in our Piano for Beginners classes. No prior experience required – just a passion for the piano and a willingness to let your creativity flow. We run 4 levels so […]
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Skank Sinatra at the Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, 15th September A myriad of emotions befell upon me as I walked two flights of stairs to the cabaret club inside the Castlereagh Boutique Hotel. One that did not cross my mind was embarrassment. As I handed my phone over, the ticket wrangler informed me I had the […]
In the lead up to the Sydney International Womens’ Jazz Festival, at the end of October Mick Paddon is relaunching his Changing the Face of Jazz series of podcasts on his weekly show Time and Space. Starting six years ago, the series focuses on Australian female jazz instrumentalists who have come to prominence in recent […]
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The Australian Chamber Orchestra – Dvorak’s Serenade City Recital Hall, Angel Place – 5 August 2023 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) In this concert, the ACO demonstrated a retrograde deconstruction of modernism in music. The four works in the program were in reverse chronological order ranging from the ultra-modern blending of traditional minuet and […]
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Mr Bailey’s Minder Ensemble Theatre, 2 August, 2023. Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) It’s been quite a few years since I’ve been to the Ensemble Theatre in Kirribilli, and I’d forgotten what an idyllic location it is for a night out, with the lively bar overlooking the still dark waters of Careening Cove. It […]
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El Coyote, Gia Ransome and Hatchling at the Lazy Bones Lounge, 11th of July. by Michael Ryan Traversing the cliched trope of walking alone to a gig, trying to vaguely look like a mysterious, cool ‘dude’ instead of a loser with no friends. I walked down Marrickville Road, plunging into the depths of an anxious […]
The SIMA board is delighted to announce the appointment of Alex Raupach as CEO. Alex was general manager at the Canberra International Music Festival before delivering government arts and sector development programs for both the ACT Government and the Australia Council for the Arts. He brings insight and relationships across the Australian music sector, particularly […]
A Quite Peculiar Evening Singular Voices: Amanda Brown’s ‘Eight Guitars’ with SnarskiCircusLindyBand City Recital Hall, 30 June 2023 Review by Toby Creswell This was one of those nights that will be talked about for decades to come. For as long as people care about contemporary popular music. Two friends who have been, in very different […]
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The Rions at The Lansdowne Hotel, 2 June 2023 with Big Wheels and Molly Rocket Review and images by Michael Ryan The Lansdowne Hotel, an establishment built upon the uni student crowd, a venue home to independent, Australian artists. The gig was to be performed on the second level. The stairs awaited, a supernatural atmosphere. Curiously […]
The Grand Electric, Redfern – Wednesday 14 June 2023 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Sans doute, this was the most fun I’ve had at the theatre in a long time. The team at Strut & Fret delivered a high energy, champagne-fuelled night of hilarious, death-defying, sexy, raunchy cabaret. With the reference in the title, […]
Yazmin Lacey at City Recital Hall 7 June 2023 Review by Joshua Duffy / Photography by Joe Johnson Last week, Wednesday June 7, the City Recital Hall in Sydney was graced with the contemporary R&B and soul of UK’s Yazmin Lacey. Supporting Yazmin was Melbourne producer IJALE and Sydney’s Natalie Slade. This performance celebrated the […]